I like the jerseys well enough but as someone said the triangle on the side is a little off, not sure why but it doesn't fit and it stands out.

The T hat looks awesome and could realistically see that being the one thing from the mockup that's actually used by the Raptors but my main gripe with these rebranding things is that I honestly think our Claw logo is one of, if not the, best logo in the league. If we can just use the claw for all our logos I would be very happy.

I like the jerseys well enough but as someone said the triangle on the side is a little off, not sure why but it doesn't fit and it stands out.

The T hat looks awesome and could realistically see that being the one thing from the mockup that's actually used by the Raptors but my main gripe with these rebranding things is that I honestly think our Claw logo is one of, if not the, best logo in the league. If we can just use the claw for all our logos I would be very happy.

I love this look overall, but I agree that the claw logo (old, new, different variation, multiple, whatever...) should be featured more prominently, especially given that it would be the Raptor's claw that made the slash marks (I love the 'slashed T' image). I like the strong, primal, clean black/red/white look of this re-imaged Raptors brand.

As for the jerseys, I would prefer to keep a 'Canadian red' version as the 3rd jersey (if at all), going with primarily black & white for home/away jerseys. I actually don't mind purple, if done right, either to be incorporated into the standard jerseys (ie: limited use as secondary accent color), or on the team's 3rd/alternate jersey. The primary jerseys are still a little too plain for my liking, but I really like this direction!

Good points. I actually I had a different purple one in there previously (still hate the idea of mixing red/purple though, but I made it subtle) - it's back in there now if you want to refresh/clear your cache: http://bit.ly/1e9OuLZ

I would love to see some aspects of your designs incorporated into the new branding. I really like the three slashes on the jerseys. It adds something different. I too find the plain colour blocked jerseys now a little plain. It look s cool, but I'm not a big fan of the triangle logo. To me, it looks too hockey. Thats just me, though. Awesome work!!!!

I don't think they will unless they've changed their policy. I was trying to get a logo on some proper New Era caps for my baseball team, but they would only do logos from their own stupid catalogue. Had to settle for cheesy mesh backs from another company.

Custom Artwork
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You will be contacted by a Lids representative to verify and approve the design submitted. If you provide an e-mail address, you will be sent the file for approval within four business days. We will need your approval before it can be sent to the store for production. If you do not provide an email address or you have mailed in your artwork, the store will contact you for approval when they store receives the digitized artwork.

Last edited by Joey; Sun Sep 15th, 2013 at 08:47 PM.

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